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Ariane 5G+ lift off. 12/2004

author: ESA/CNES/ Arianespace/CSG/Novapix

reference: e-leu12-01001

Image Size 300 DPI: 20 * 29 cm

The Ariane 5G+ performs an unusual daylight lift off from the Launch Zone (ZL-3) of the Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's space port, on December 18, 2004. On this flight (V165), the launcher successfully lofted the French Helios 2A military observation satellite to Sun-synchronous orbit together with six microsatellites.

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2004 - ARIANE - ARIANE 5 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - FRENCH GUIANA - HELIOS - HELIOS 2A - KOUROU - LAUNCH - LAUNCH PAD - LAUNCHER - MILITARY SATELLITE - ROCKET - SPACE CENTER -